Mark Hillesheim

About Mark Hillesheim

I bring a history of strong leadership, success, and experience in Strategic Sourcing, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Commodity Management, and Operations Management in both private and large public companies.• Solid reputation as a creative, independent thinker and a strong, open-minded, objective negotiator who is keen at identifying business opportunities and win-win working relationships.• I\'m an empowering leader that focuses on bringing the best out of each team member. • I expect and drive excellence from myself and my team. • I\'m a strong team player, never ending drive for success, diligent to details, responsible, and self-disciplined.Specialties: • Strategic Sourcing • Commodity Management • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) • Procure to Pay (P2P) • Contract Lifecycle Management • Contract Negotiations • Operations Management • Product Development Process Management

Experience

1. VP, Global Procurement

   Ciena

   Apr 2022 — Present

Education

• Arizona State University

  MBA, Business & Finance

  1998 — 2000

• South Dakota State University

  BS, Electrical Engineering

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Sales Management
• Gobal Sales
• Global Business Development
• Product Line Management
• Program Management
• Operations Management
• Product Marketing
• Quality Control
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Framemaker
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Project
• Agile (Erp / Mrp)
• Demantra (Oracle)
• Contract Negotiations
• Brio (Oracle)
• Fiber Optics
• Product Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Line Management
• Semiconductors
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• New Business Development
• Start-Ups
• Sales
• Telecommunications
• Ic
• Business Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Planning
• Procurement
• E-Procurement
• Supply Management
• Supplier Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Manufacturing